Yaakov Chaikin

Yaakov Chaikin is an Adjunct Professor in Graduate Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University and a prominent instructor on Coursera. His courses have consistently achieved top ratings, with notable successes including the HTML, CSS, and Javascript for Web Developers course and Single Page Web Applications with AngularJS, both of which have been recognized as #1 Top Rated Courses on the platform for extended periods.In addition to his teaching role, Yaakov serves as a Principal Enterprise Architect and software developer at a consulting firm in Columbia, Maryland. He is experienced in all phases of the software development lifecycle, focusing on project leadership, architecture design, and web-based application coding. With over ten years of experience as a part-time faculty member, he teaches courses such as Java Enterprise Edition Web Development and Rich Internet Applications with Ajax. Yaakov also shares his expertise through tutorials on his website, ClearlyDecoded.com, where he addresses various topics related to web development.